Overview
- Judge Collin Lawrence Sequerah is due to deliver the decision at the Palace of Justice in Putrajaya at 9:00 am local time.
- Najib faces four abuse-of-power counts and 21 money-laundering charges tied to about 2.28 billion ringgit allegedly diverted from 1MDB.
- Prosecutors presented bank records, extensive documents, and testimony from more than 50 witnesses to argue he wielded decisive control.
- The defense says the funds were Middle East donations and contends fugitive financier Low Taek Jho orchestrated the flows without Najib’s knowledge.
- Najib remains in Kajang Prison after losing a bid for home detention this week, and sentencing may not follow immediately if he is convicted.